Reinsurance News
AM Best, the global credit ratings agency, has confirmed that it is maintaining its negative outlook for the German non-life insurance segment, citing moderate growth on an inflation-adjusted basis, as well as a persistent claims inflation and com...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Applied Underwriters has announced the fully operational opening of American Atlantic Assurance Company’s underwriting facilities. Headquartered and domiciled in Malta, the new enterprise is to start underwriting on January 1, 2025. The ‘A-&...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Independent insurance broker Lockton has appointed Aon’s Luke Speight as UK Head of Fintech and Digital Assets. In his new role, Speight is expected to spearhead a team of industry experts providing tailored risk and insurance solutions to...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Global specialty and P&C re/insurer Canopius Group has announced the appointment of Olivia Brindle as Head of Sustainability. In her new role, Brindle will report to Lindsay Astor, Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy. She will lead Canopius’ s...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Lloyd’s, a marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, recently hosted the inaugural meeting of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC) at its headquarters in London. The meeting brought together UK Chancellor of the Exchequ...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Pen Underwriting, a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has announced the appointment of Hannah Fry as Chief Operating Officer, effective 6 January, 2025. Fry will join the Executive team of the multi-class, multi-territory specialist und...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Lloyd’s-focused investment vehicle Helios Underwriting has announced the capacity for its 2025 Lloyd’s syndicate portfolio is expected to be £484 million, which is 5% lower compared to 2023, where total capacity stood at £512 million. Accord...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Analysts at JMP report that reinsurers are increasingly leaning into the cyber market, a move expected to drive better pricing, and terms and conditions for cedants at the January 1 renewals, building on trends observed at recent renewals. This as...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
The Ardonagh Group, an independent insurance broker, has secured an equity investment from funds managed by US-domiciled private equity firm, Stone Point Capital LLC, which values the group at $14 billion. This landmark transaction is expected to...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) has renewed its policy portfolio for 2024, introducing redesigned parametric insurance products developed in collaboration with global experts. These updates include innovative enhancements to...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has upgraded the outlook for Group Ark Insurance Limited (GAIL) (Bermuda) from stable to positive for its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR), while affirming the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Roadzen has partnered with Cimarron Underwriters, LLC to expand its insurance offerings across all 50 U.S. states by leveraging Cimarron’s nationwide MGA licenses and infrastructure. Cimarron Underwriters, through its subsidiaries—Cimarron Insuran...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Phoenix Financial Ltd., an Israel-based financial, insurance, and investment group, announced a key Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT) reinsurance agreement with Ayalon Insurance Company Ltd. The move supports the group’s strategic expansion of i...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Global insurance brokerage WTW has introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its RiskAgility Financial Modeller (RiskAgility FM), a financial modelling and reporting software technology for life and health (L&H) insurers. Lif...
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 17 introduced a new way of financial reporting for insurers and reinsurers, fundamentally changing how they recognise and measure insurance contracts. While this new standard promises greater tran...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
DAC Beachcroft, an international law firm, continues its global expansion with the launch of new offices in New York and Los Angeles, marking its entry into the US market, effective 1 January 2025. The new offices will combine insurance-focused te...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broker Gallagher has appointed Paul Bassett as CEO of Crisis Management and Simon Brookes as CEO of Financial Lines within its Specialty division, both reporting to Jonathan Turner, CEO of Gallagher Specialty. Julian Wall...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
McGill and Partners, the independent specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has been chosen by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, to join its inaugural multi-asset continuation fund. Warburg Pincus, which played a key role in McGil...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Maiden Holdings, Ltd., a provider of insurance and reinsurance services, recently announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Swedish subsidiaries, Maiden General Försäkrings and Maiden Life Försäkrings, to a growing network of internat...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced some leadership changes within its Analytics team in Asia Pacific, appointing Hemant Nagpal as Head of Analytics and Darren Murch as Deputy Head of Analytics. Nagpal joined Gallagher Re from Moody̵...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced some leadership changes within its Analytics team in Asia Pacific, appointing Hemant Nagpal as Head of Analytics and Darren Murch as Deputy Head of Analytics. Nagpal joined Gallagher Re from Moody̵...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
As the reinsurance industry draws close to a second year of strong profitability at near/historic highs, pricing is very likely to come under pressure at the upcoming January 1st renewals for property reinsurance rates, according to JMP Securities...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Artemis, our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister publication, has now published the full replay of its live webinar on the use of alternative capital sources by originators of insurance risk, which was held on November 21st, 2024, in...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Ryan Specialty has announced that Paradiso Risks is joining its sports, leisure and entertainment (SLE) managing general underwriter (MGU), Alive Risk. Paradiso, an MGU specialising in contingency and non-appearance insurance, became a part of the...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
Reinsurance provider Oak Reinsurance (OAK Re), authorised to underwrite business beginning January 1, 2025, through its Lloyd’s Syndicate 2843, has partnered with Moody’s to integrate applications from the Moody’s Intelligent Risk Platform (includ...
Posted: Dec 17, 2024